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Desks For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
1970's MacDougall Room Divider with Desk in Birch, Walnut and Yellow Formica
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful 1970's Stewart MacDougall room divider with desk, multiple shelves, storage cabinets, drawers, and waste Bin. Made from birch...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
Arts & Crafts Honeoye Falls Furniture Co. Oak Drop Front Desk C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Honeoye Falls Furniture Co. Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Three Drawer Drop Front Desk, Signed, C...
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Oak
French Scriban desk, Donkey desk, Secretary -Louis XV Period - France 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent donkey back desk, sloping desk from the Louis XV period from the 18th century. It opens with a flap which reveals 4 interior drawers, 1 shelf and 2 lockers as well as a s...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Bronze
Andreas Hansen Desk
Located in Seaford, GB
Mid-Century Modern Free-Standing Pine Desk by Andreas Hansen – Vintage Danish Designer from Denmark designed this wonderful Mid-Century Scandinavian pine desk in 1969.
Clean Lines:
...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Pine
Danish Cantilever Floating Desk by Georg Petersens
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Cantilever desk designed by Georg Petersens for Georg Petersens Mobelfabrik in Denmark. Circa 1960s beautiful teak wood. Unique architectural designed sturdy desk top accompanied by ...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Jean Claude Mahey Desk in Lacquered Wood & Brass, 1970s
Located in Meer, VAN
Jean Claude Mahey Desk in Lacquered Wood & Brass, Paris, France, 1970s.
This is a wonderful desk / table / vanity table in lacquered wood and brass by designer Jean Claude Mahey. A ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Desks
Materials
Brass
Vintage IKEA Teak Vanity by Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in VANCOUVER, CA
Teak vanity by Arne Wahl Iversen for Ikea, circa 1960s. Compact vanity with solid wood trim and dovetail construction. Platform lifts to reveal mirror and fitted interior storage.
U...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
Italian Wooden Writing Desk Attributed to Paolo Buffa, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Chicago, IL
A meticulously crafted 1950s solid wood desk attributed to Paola Buffa. Buffa’s eye for detail is highlighted through its elegant form: a rectangular top with softly rounded corners,...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
German Space Age Flexible Desk from Multiform, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Space age desk with container and expandable plate.
a functional design. This small desk impresses with its reduced form and flexibility. The table top can be expanded on both sides...
Category
20th Century German Desks
Materials
Metal
Post Modern Burl and Steel Mezzaluna Desk by Leon Rosen for Pace c 1970/80's
Located in New York, NY
Stunning executive desk designed by Leon Rosen for The Pace Collection, circa 1970-1980's. The desk features a large semi circular top of stunning burl veneer, two side drawers also ...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
Danish Modern Teak Writing Desk by Andreas Hansen, 1960's Masterpiece w/Roll Top
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Stunning solid teak writing or letter desk designed by Danish master designer Andreas Hansen.
Circa 1960's, made in Denmark. Pull out leather top writing area, 9 drawers and organiza...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Georgian Mahogany Slant Front Bureau / Desk
Located in Woodbury, CT
George III figured mahogany slant front bureau/desk. Fall has moulded edge and mahogany crossbanding above four graduated drawers with original lock...
Category
18th Century British George III Antique Desks
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Executive Office Group Desk 1942
Located in Chicago, IL
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Executive Office Group Desk, 1942
Teak veneer executive desk with brass-plated steel pulls, vinyl accents, and six drawers including two sliding trays...
Category
1940s American Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Circa 1780-1810 American Slant-Front Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780-1810 American slant-front desk of well figured solid flame birch, cherry, and birch. Classic mix of woods. Yellow pine secondary wood, typical of the upper South (Kentucky...
Category
Late 18th Century American Late Victorian Antique Desks
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Birch
Rare 1940s Elegant Edward Wormley for Dunbar Partners Desk Leather Top & Drawers
Located in St. Louis, MO
Simply put, perhaps the most elegant desk designed by Edward J. Wormley. This very rare and early partner's desk, designed for Dunbar, c. 1940, model number 4600. Leather wrapped desk...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
Model Hm 6-81 Teak Record Console by Herbert
By Herbert Hirche, Braun
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Germany
Designer: Herbert Hirche
Manufacturer: Braun
Era: 1957
Materials: Teak
Measurements: 52.25? wide x 15? deep x 28? tall
Condition: In excellent original condit...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Jacques Adnet Iron and Oak Desk, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Art Deco era desk by French Modernist designer Jacques Adnet. Black iron 'A' frame with 4 angled iron legs. Solid oak table top wrapped in black leather with brass studs p...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Iron
Sven Aage Madsen Rosewood Desk. H.P. Hansen, Denmark
Located in Buffalo, NY
Beautiful desk in rosewood designed by Danish Architect Svend Aage Madsen for H.P. Hansen, Denmark. Very sculptural shape with many wonderful details. Bookcase to the back side , and...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
Mid Century Heywood Wakefield Prophecy Desk and Chair c. 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Rare Heywood Wakefield Prophecy desk and chair. This stylish desk features a white Formica asymmetrical top, with a solid wood base. The desk has three deep storage drawers, each wit...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Formica, Wood
Table in Solid Oak, Charles Dudouyt, 1940s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Immerse yourself in the timeless allure of French Art Deco design with this exceptional dining table crafted by the renowned Charles Dudouyt. This table is a true masterpiece, charac...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Elm
1968 Executive Desk
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE
Executive desk formerly belonging to noted architect George M. Notter, (1933–2007) of the Boston firm Anderson Notter Finegold (now known as Finegold Alexander Architects).
Current institutional memory at the firm suggests it was a special order from Herman Miller for the then new New York offices of MGM, however Herman Miller's archivist was unable to confirm.
Styling, particularly the distinctive slim milled aluminum tracks through which the entire drawer carriage glides is clearly similar to Warren Platner's designs for Lehigh-Leopold which were then among the most costly of executive office furnishings. The bent flat bar chromed steel base with its distinctive pigeon toe splay is somewhat similar to a table base in Stow Davis' Electa Series, designed by Alexis Yermakov circa 1971. Walnut laminate top is very clean with no issues. One one corner edge shows a small separation.
The only identifying markings are within the milled aluminum channel:
G.P.
F.I.
2
And the date Dec. 20, 1968.
See image 18.
Between the rectangular laminate top and the chrome base is a heavy blackened steel plate. Underneath the bent chrome pigeon toe feet are bars of a thick phenolic material which act as floor protector.
We can have keys made to fit the two locking drawers.
Tim Anderson...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Monumental hotel reception desk set — 11.5m Front Counter, 16.9m Rear
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Monumental hotel reception desk set — 11.5m Front Counter, 16.9m Rear
This monumental reception counter, originally part of a grand hôtel palace, is a masterpiece of 20th-century cr...
Category
1930s Belgian Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
William and Mary Kneehole Desk Walnut Bureau 1700
Located in Potters Bar, GB
William and Mary walnut kneehole bureau
Here we have a very unusual designed kneehole bureau
Having an arrangement of 6 oak lined drawers and a central cupboard with decorative drop ...
Category
Early 1700s William and Mary Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
1950's Mid Century Desk and Chair Conant Ball Modern Mates by Leslie Diamond
Located in New York, NY
Architectural Mid Century desk, with original chair, designed by Leslie Diamond, for Conant Ball, as part of their hugely successful Mod...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood
Leon Rosen for Pace Collection Stainless Steel and Leather Executive Desk
Located in Skokie, IL
Leon Rosen for Pace Collection Polished Stainless Steel and Leather Executive Desk
There are desks and then . . . there is THIS! Presenting a stunning, monumental Executive Desk by ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Stainless Steel
Large Italian luxury versailles style wood and bronze desk 1970s
Located in Cantù, IT
Large Italian luxury versailles style wood and bronze desk 1970s
Category
20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Desks
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing Office Table Provencal Rustic
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Antique Bureau Desk in Walnut Cartonnier Writing office Table Provencal Rustic . An exquisite French Provencal antique campagne Campaign High-end ...
Category
18th Century French Antique Desks
Materials
Metal
18th Century French Louis XV Slant Front Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th Century Louis XV French marquetry bureau de pente, or slant front desk, made with veneers of mahogany, rosewood and tulipwood with oak as a secondary wood. Slant front opens ...
Category
18th Century European Louis XV Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
George I walnut secretaire kneehole desk
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
George I walnut, crossbanded and featherbanded secretaire kneehole desk
The rounded rectangular quarter veneered top above a fall front secretaire drawer enclosing a central cupboard...
Category
1720s English George I Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Teak Danish Modern Desk / Secretary
Located in Fulton, CA
A teak Danish Modern desk. Unusual form, varying from a secretary, vanity and drop front desk design. Desk surface slides out to expand writing sur...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak
French Louis XVI Mahogany and Marble Roll Top Desk
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style mahogany roll top desk with rectangular gallery marble top resting above 3 keyed drawers. The roll top reveals a gilt embossed leather desk top, under 3 brass ...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Desks
Materials
Marble
Desk in Cerused Oak by Jay Spectre
By Jay Spectre
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wonderful desk in Cerused oak with round drawer pedestal and glass top for Century Furniture. Incredibly versatile piece with great scale. Metal label in drawer reads "Century Jay Sp...
Category
20th Century American Streamlined Moderne Desks
Materials
Glass, Oak
Arne Vodder for Sibast Model 209 Mid Century Rosewood Desk with Return
By Arne Vodder, Sibast
Located in Countryside, IL
Arne Vodder for Sibast Model 209 Mid Century Rosewood Desk with Return
This desk measures: 80 wide x 71 deep x 28.25 high, with a chair clearance of 27.25 inches
All pieces of furn...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Metal
20th Century, Gio Ponti for Schirolli Wooden Desk
Located in Turin, Turin
An eclectic personality, from his early days he was active in the fields of architecture, painting, graphics and set design. He graduated in architecture from the Milan Polytechnic i...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
John Stuart Georgian Burl Wood Drop Front Secretary Desk with Bookcase Hutch
By John Stuart
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Georgian or Queen Anne style bureau with drop front secretary desk and bookcase hutch top
By John Stuart
USA, circa 1960s
Gorgeous burled walnut, with leather wr...
Category
1960s American Georgian Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
1970s Style of Aldo Tura Lacquered Goatskin Bar Reception Desk
By Aldo Tura
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1970s after Aldo Tura Lacquered Goatskin Bar Reception Desk
38.5 h x 81 w x31 d
Lower shelf 15.75 upper shelf 16.75
Original preowned vintage condition
Refer to lis...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Goatskin, Lacquer
Circa 1750 Early George III Period Slant Front Bureau Desk
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1750 early George III period slant front bureau desk. Wood referred to at the time as "Red Walnut", with oak drawer liners. Original, fine cut-work bat-wing brass hardware. Ori...
Category
1750s English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Wood, Oak
Desk by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb in Sorrel Walnut
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1957
Desk designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb in Sorrel finish (walnut). Offers a bank of divided storage at left, the lowest of which is file size; a pull out writ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Walnut
Swedish Secretary with Marquetry
Located in New York, NY
A masterpiece of symmetry, the cantilevered sides of the body meet the rectangular working surface, creating a setback for the upper writing surface. Crafted of Nordic birch and fir,...
Category
1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Desks
Materials
Birch
Custom Designed Slumped Glass Desk by Laurel Fyfe
By Laurel Fyfe
Located in Dallas, TX
This is an absolutely breathtaking piece. It is impossible to capture the beauty and simplicity of this desk with a camera. It is a thick clear sheet of glass that has been manipulated by the world renowned glass artist Laurel Fyfe into the form of a gently draped desk...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Glass
Queen Anne Style Writing Desk, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
Elegant Queen Anne Style writing desk from the 20th century, featuring functional metal hardware and a drop-front design. The desk opens to reveal an assortment of drawers, compartme...
Category
20th Century English Queen Anne Desks
Materials
Metal
English Buffet Secretaire, Escritoire Cabinet Oak, with Drawers, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique english escritoire secretaire cabinet, made circa 1920
Oak and leather
The upper part of the cabinet opens to become the writing table ...
Category
1920s English Vintage Desks
Materials
Leather, Oak
Karl Springer Superb Desk in Blue Shagreen with Bone Inlays 1980s (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully crafted "Chinese Parson Style Desk" in stunning blue shagreen with bone inlays and three drawers by Karl Springer, American 1980's (signed “Karl Springer” on brass label ...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Bone, Shagreen, Wood
Pierre Jeanneret Desk, 1950s Chandigargh
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Spectacular pigeonhole desk by Pierre Jeanneret. Made for the Chandigarh project. Used in the administrative buildings in Chindigargh, Sector 1. Angular leg and bookcase back. One of the most iconic pieces of modern design. Taupe leather top. Single pull out drawer on front left. Looks stunning from every angle. Great piece to float in a room. Desk in excellent vintage condition. The last 4 images are original photos of the desk pre-restoration.
Armrest clearance is 26.25"
Jeanneret Chandigargh Book - Jacques Dworczak...
Category
1950s Indian Vintage Desks
Materials
Teak, Leather
1930s French Art Deco Oak Writing Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
A stunning 1930s French Art Deco writing desk sourced directly from Provence, France. Expertly handcrafted from solid oak, it features a rectangular top with a beveled edge. The desk...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Desks
Materials
Oak
American Mid Century rare desk Paper tray by Jens Risom in Walnut
By Jens Risom
Located in San Diego, CA
Desk tray designed by Jens Risom. Solid walnut with dovetail joinery. Labeled on the bottom.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
Antique 18th Century George I Quality Figured Walnut Bureau
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 18th Century George I quality figured walnut bureau having a quality figured walnut fall with herringbone crossbanding opening to reveal a fitted interior consisting of five ...
Category
18th Century English George I Antique Desks
Materials
Walnut
Mahogany Finely Carved Ball & Claw Console Writing Table Desk Two Drawers Rope
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mahoganyfinely carved ball & claw console writing table desk two drawers rope edge.
Category
20th Century American Chippendale Desks
Materials
Brass
Rosewood Desk Model 75 by Gunni Omann for Omann Jun Møbelfabrik, 1950s
Located in Breda, Netherlands
Design desk
Splendid midcentury Danish modern ''model 75'' executive desk designed by Gunni Omann for Omann Jun Møbelfabrik in the 1950s. This refinished vintage desk features six dr...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Rosewood
George Nakashima Walnut Two Pedestal Desk With Captains Chair 1961
Located in Hamburg, PA
A George Nakashima black walnut Double Pedestal Desk and Captain's Chair.
The desk was first made in 1955, this one was crafted in 1961.
Both pieces maintain their original client's ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Italia Vanity Desk in Lacquered Wood Gio Ponti Style Colored Dassi
By Dassi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Mid-century Italia vanity desk in lacquered wood and Gio Pont style colored glass.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Glass
Italian Mid-Century Modern PetiteTable Desk Designed by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stylish Italian Mid-Century Modern petite desk elegantly named "Dattilo" in wood teak designed by Vittorio Dassi, from the 1950s. The drawer front is very elegant, inspired by the co...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Brass
PRISTINE Antique Charles LIMBERT Oak Drop Front Desk - Stickley Era
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a PRISTINE Antique Charles Limbert Oak Drop Front Desk from the early 1900s. The desk is made from a wonderful selection of quarter sawn oak. It is...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Oak
Large Floating Walnut Modern Executive Desk on one inch Lucite Base.
Located in Kansas City, MO
Amazingly cool, mid century modern desk. Rectangular form with rounded corners. Heavyweight construction floating on a super sturdy one inch thick acrylic base. Expertly restored ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Steel
Italian Mid Century Table Desk and chair designed by Vittorio Dassi in 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Italian Mid-Century Desk and Chair Designed by Vittorio Dassi in the 1950s
This stunning Italian Mid-Century desk and chair set was designed by the renowned designer Vittorio Dassi ...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Maple, Teak
George III Mahogany Slant Front Desk
Located in Essex, MA
Diminutive proportions built relatively shallow with a hinged fall front opening to a fitted interior over four drawers with brass handles. Bracket feet.
Category
1760s English George III Antique Desks
Materials
Brass
French Brutalist Dining Table in Solid Wood
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
This striking French Brutalist dining table, crafted in the 1950s, is a masterful study of form and function. The monolithic construction and bold architectural lines are enhanced by...
Category
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage 1970's Grand Asian style Rolltop Desk/ Writing Desk
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Beautiful Vintage Mid Century 1970's Grand Rolltop Writing Desk with Asian Flair. Beautifully carved. will convert to a standard writing desk by t...
Category
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Desks
Materials
Wood
Vintage and Antique Desks for Sale — Shop Handcrafted Mid-Century Modern Desks, Art Deco Desks and Other Desks and Tables on 1stDibs
There’s no reason that the corner of your home you’ve dedicated to work shouldn’t also reflect your personality and sense of style. A collection of unique vintage and antique desks can be found on 1stDibs today.
The right desk can be a good fit for your space and help keep you organized when you need it most. For many, the word “desk” can have a negative connotation. Derived from the Latin desca, meaning “table to write on,” the word can understandably evoke memories of stuffy classrooms or monotonous workdays.
As working from home has become more widespread for part of the workforce, many professionals who work remotely park themselves at the dining-room table or at the kitchen countertop to do so. If you’ve got the space, it's healthy to set aside an area in your home designated for work. A good desk can keep you on track and keep your newly minted home office free of clutter and distractions.
Within your own walls, an office area can be both personal and productive, decorated exactly to your taste or just an unobtrusive addition that aligns with the energy of the space as is. When shopping for a desk, keep height, space and specs in mind. It’s helpful to know if you’ll need the desk to offer storage, such as drawers or a hutch, or if it should fit alongside your bedroom wall as cleanly as possible.
An antique writing desk, for example, will offer a spacious, streamlined work experience with a desktop that affords real estate for your notebooks, pens, laptop and research materials. Secretary desks reveal small inner storage compartments — pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers — when their hinged leaves are folded out.
Maybe you'd prefer a vintage mid-century modern desk that seamlessly incorporates drawers for storage.
Nebraska-born designer Don S. Shoemaker became inspired by Mexico’s tropical woods, such as cocobolo, a Mexican rosewood, and he decided to work with the material in the postwar years to create desks and other furnishings. Elsewhere, made according to the same high standards as the company’s chairs, celebrated mid-century manufacturer Herman Miller produced desks over the years in a number of versions, created by designers like George Nelson, Gilbert Rohde and Bruce Burdick.
Whether you want a dramatic rolltop-style furnishing akin to the 18th-century secretary commissioned by Louis XVI or a contemporary piece made of everything from linoleum to fallen trees, a new desk and clever arrangement of desktop accessories can brighten the workday in any home.
For every passion project, year-end report or spontaneous million-dollar app idea, find the desk you need on 1stDibs.
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